Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, quartz surface manufacturer Caesarstone (CSTE +16.35%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Caesarstone and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Caesarstone facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
MP Menashe, Israel (1987) |
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Market Cap |
$1.1 billion |
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Industry |
Construction materials |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$305.7 million |
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Management |
CEO Yosef Shiran CFO Yair Averbuch |
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Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity |
20.8% |
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Cash / Debt |
$73.2 million / $20.4 million |
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Competitors |
Cold Spring Granite DuPont Safety & Protection Wilsonart International Holding |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 99% of the 93 members who have rated Caesarstone believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, All-Star RSue, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
There is huge opportunity for Caesarstone's engineered quartz countertop material to disrupt the large North American granite countertop market based upon this established trend in Caeserstone's home market of Israel and second largest newer market of Australia where the brand name has become synonymous with engineered quartz. Caeserstone will also likely benefit from the tailwind of the continuing recovery of the housing market in North America.
